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Biography

Ted Lupin was born in April of 1998 to Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Lupin née Tonks. He was named in honour of his maternal grandfather Ted Tonks. On May 2, 1998, when he was between two weeks and one month old, his mother and father both fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, leaving him with his maternal grandmother Andromeda Tonks[2]. Unfortunately, both Teddy's parents died in the battle, leaving him an orphan and was therefore raised by his grandmother[2] and usually spent much of his time with the Potter and Weasley families.

On 1 September, 2017, Teddy came to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters to see off Victoire Weasley, with whom he was in a romantic relationship, in which case, they were distantly related. It was remarked that it would be nice if he was an official member of the Potter/Weasley family. Of the three Potter children, he seemed to be the closest with the youngest, Lily. She didn't laugh at his relationship with Victoire Weasley, unlike her brother James[1]. Lily very much hoped Victoire and Teddy would get married so that he would become a real part of their family.

Harry Potter, of whom Remus and Nymphadora deeply trusted and always liked, was asked by the couple to become Teddy's godfather, to which Harry accepted.

Etymology

"Ted" is a short form of the names Theodore and Edward. [5] Theodore is derived from Greek Θεόδωρος meaning "gift of God" and was the name of many Christian saints. [6] Edward is derived from the Old English words ead, meaning "blessed", and weard, meaning "guard", and has been the name of many members of the English nobility and royalty. [7]

The name "Remus" comes from the brothers Romulus and Remus, the legendary brothers who fought in their adulthood, and of whom Romulus became the founder of Rome, who were raised by wolves. Interestingly, Romulus was the codename used by Ted's father on Potterwatch.

Teddy's origins are supposed to reflect Harry's, who lost both parents to Voldemort as well. However, unlike Harry, Teddy grows up in a new and safe world, surrounded by loving family and friends.[9]

It is unknown which House Teddy was Sorted into, but he has close relatives in at least three Houses: his father was a Gryffindor, his mother was a Hufflepuff, and his grandmother who raised him was a Slytherin.

Luke Newberry was originally cast as Ted Lupin, but he was cut from the final version of the film.

J.K. Rowling stated that part of the reason she wrote the epilogue was to inform many eventual heartbroken readers that although Teddy never knew his parents, he was surrounded by friends and family that cared deeply for him and had a pleasant childhood.

Teddy shares many traits with Neville Longbottom: both of their parents were injured by Death Eaters (Teddy's parents died, while Neville's parents were driven insane), both of these incidents involved Bellatrix Lestrange, and both were raised by their grandmothers, Andromeda and Augusta, respectively.

Following Teddy's birth, Remus Lupin stated to the occupants of Shell Cottage that Teddy had changed his hair colour from black to ginger in the hour since he had been born. This suggests that Teddy's natural hair colour could in fact be black like that of his great aunt Bellatrix and first cousin twice removed, Sirius Black.